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THOU HIDEST THY FACE - As if God turned away from them; as if he was
displeased with them; as if he withdrew from them the tokens of his
friendship and favor.
THEY ARE TROUBLED - They are confounded;...
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Psalms 104
Creation's Praise
_ 1. The Creator (Psalms 104:1)_
2. The foundations of the earth (Psalms 104:5)
3. His works manifesting His kindness ...
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CIV. THE GLORY OF THE CREATOR.
Psalms 104:1. Yahweh's power in the heavens. He is clothed in the
light which God made first (Genesis 1:3) before the heavenly bodies.
He lays the foundation of His dwel...
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TROUBLED. dismayed.
BREATH. spirit. Hebrew. _ruach._ App-9.
RETURN. Compare Genesis 3:19; Ecclesiastes 12:7....
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PSALMS 104
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
A Creation Hymn.
ANALYSIS
It is difficult to frame an Analysis of this psalm. The course of
thought and observation followed therein bears Some Resemblance to the
Metho...
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These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in
due season.
-All God's creatures obtain from Him their food in due season. They
die at God's pleasure: and when God sends forth Hi...
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This is a Ps. of Nature, celebrating God's glory as seen in His works
both inanimate and animate. It is an expansion of the closing vv. of
Psalms 103, and like that Ps. begins and ends with the phrase...
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Psalms 90:106
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
*CREATOR GOD, KEEPING EVERYTHING ALIVE!
PSALMS 104
Jesus said, "Are not two *sparrows sold for a farthing? But not one
of them falls to the ground without your F...
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THOU HIDEST THY FACE. — Elsewhere an image of displeasure, here only
of withdrawal of providential care. (See Psalms 30:7, where the
expression “troubled” also occurs.)
THOU TAKEST AWAY THEIR BREATH....
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תַּסְתִּ֥יר פָּנֶיךָ֮ יִֽבָּהֵ֫ל֥וּן
תֹּסֵ֣ף ר֭וּחָם יִגְוָע֑וּן...
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Psalms 104:1
LIKE the preceding psalm, this one begins and ends with the psalmist's
call to his soul to bless Jehovah. The inference has been drawn that
both psalms have the same author, but that is m...
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THE ALMIGHTY'S OPEN HAND
Psalms 104:24
The psalmist says nothing of the operation of the great laws of
nature, but passes behind and beyond to the Great Hand which opens to
fill and satisfy all livin...
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Again we have a great song of praise commencing and closing with the
same note of personal praise. While in the former the dominant note is
that of the mercy of Jehovah, here it is that of His majesty...
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Thou (p) hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their
breath, they die, and return to their dust.
(p) As by your presence all things have life; so if you withdraw your
blessings they al...
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_Blood. In reality, so that the fishes were killed. (St. Athanasius)_...
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In these verses, from others of the great works of God in the kingdom
of nature, the Psalmist finds occasion to raise songs of praise. And
most beautiful and expressive is the subject. In the congrega...
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29_Thou shalt hide thy face, and they shall be afraid _In these words,
the Psalmist declares, that we stand or fall according to the will of
God. We continue to live, so long as he sustains us by his...
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Psalms 104, which celebrates Jehovah as Creator requires very few
remarks. It will be noticed that it is occupied almost entirely with
the earth. He is clothed with the glory of the heavens, which is...
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THOU HIDEST THY FACE, THEY ARE TROUBLED,.... God may be said to hide
his face from the creatures when he withholds their food from them,
when there is a scarcity of provisions, a famine in the land; w...
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Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their
breath, they die, and return to their dust.
Ver. 29. _Thou hidest thy face_] _i.e._ Thou withdrawest thy favour,
thy concurrence, thine...
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_These all_ Both beasts and fishes, _wait upon thee_ Expect supplies
from thy providence: which is spoken of them figuratively, and with an
allusion to the manner of tame beasts and fowls, which commo...
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Thou hidest Thy face, refusing, for a time, to recognize and supply
their need, THEY ARE TROUBLED, terrified, immediately feeling
themselves forsaken; THOU TAKEST AWAY THEIR BREATH, depriving them of...
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PRAISE OF GOD FOR HIS WORK IN THE KINGDOM OF NATURE.
The psalmist, probably David, as in the preceding psalm, celebrates
the glory of God in the works of His creation and providence....
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19-30 We are to praise and magnify God for the constant succession of
day and night. And see how those are like to the wild beasts, who wait
for the twilight, and have fellowship with the unfruitful...
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THOU HIDEST THY FACE, when thou withdrawest or suspendest the favour
and care of thy providence. TROUBLED; dejected and distressed. TAKEST
AWAY; so this word is used, HOSEA 4:3 ZEPHANIAH 1:2, and else...
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Psalms 104:29 hide H5641 (H8686) face H6440 troubled H926 (H8735) away
H622 (H8799) breath H7307 die...
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I trust that we have already felt something of holy enjoyment while
our hearts and voices have been praising the Lord our God. Perhaps
this Psalm may help to keep us in a praising state of mind. First...
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CONTENTS: God's greatness, majesty and sovereign dominion celebrated.
CHARACTERS: God, Psalmist, David.
CONCLUSION: It is the joy of the saints that He who is their God is a
great God who may be see...
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This psalm has no title in the Hebrew, but it is ascribed to David by
the LXX, and by most of the Versions. It celebrates the works of God
in the creation of the world, and in strains worthy of the ro...
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_O Lord my God, Thou art very great._
A HYMN OF PRAISE TO GOD IN NATURE
I. The universality of God’s workings in Nature.
1. In the domain of dead matter. He is operating in the waters as they
sail...
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_O Lord, how manifold are Thy works._
THE SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE UNIVERSE
I. The Divine existence should constitute the central fact in all
contemplations of the universe. This reflection ser...
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_Thou hidest Thy face, they are troubled: Thou takest away their
breath, they die._
VIEWS OF DEATH
I. Death disorganizes and destroys our corporeal frame. The words of
the text merely announce the e...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 104:1. The phrase “Bless the LORD, O my
soul,” which opens and closes the psalm, shows that the psalm is
about reasons for speaking well of God. This hymn of praise celebrat...
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 104:27 Each living thing on the land and sea
(THESE ALL) depends on God to supply their FOOD IN DUE SEASON and
their very BREATH....
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INTRODUCTION
“This Psalm,” says Calvin, “differs from the last, in that it
neither treats of God’s special mercies bestowed on His Church, nor
lifts us to the hope of a heavenly life; but painting for...
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EXPOSITION
"THE psalmist, in a time of severe trouble, arising from the power of
the heathen, seeks consolation in reflecting on the greatness of God
in nature," So Hengstenberg, correctly. The main t...
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And thus he begins the hundred and fourth psalm,
Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, you are very great; you are
clothed with honor and majesty: You have covered yourself with light
as with a g...
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Acts 17:25; Ecclesiastes 12:7; Genesis 3:19; Job 13:24; Job 34:14;...
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Hidest — Withdrawest the care of thy providence....